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Questions and Answers – January 2016 Edition

Posted on January 12, 2016January 11, 2016

Joanne : My question. Is it possibly to give an overview of the life of your calves. From birth do you keep them all or are some sold as calves rather than adult cows. How long do you keep the adults. We are a cow/calf and yearling operation.  That means we calve in late February/March/April. …

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Questions and Answers – October 2015 Edition

Posted on October 23, 2015October 22, 2015

Finally, I’m getting to the Q&A’s!!! Carolyn: How did the plastic tags work for weaning Brandon’s calves? I was telling Joe about it yesterday, but have either missed the blog saying how it worked, or you haven’t mentioned it yet 🙂 Carolyn, you didn’t miss a thing!  I had asked Brandon to video his calves and…

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Questions and Answers: August 2015 Edition

Posted on August 18, 2015August 17, 2015

Marilyn M: Is this normal to take your herd to the mountain this late in the year? We are going later for two reasons.  One, the most important, is because we have so much larkspur on our mountain pasture, we wait until it is dried up and less palatable, hoping that our cows won’t eat…

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Questions and Answers- July 2015 Edition part two

Posted on July 21, 2015

I had this finished last night and then lost it when my internet connection faded in and out and in and out…  Let’s try again! Linda: Question that you may have already answered, but I missed it. You posted about that hilarious (sorry bulls) post about those bulls’ equipment getting, uhm, broken. And you’ve also…

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Questions and Answers – July 2015 Edition

Posted on July 20, 2015

Rosemary asked:  How many acres is your ranch? Is all of that useable grazing land? Do you also run cattle on federal land leases? Rosemary, welcome to Red Dirt country!  I guess I haven’t discussed this in a Q&A for a while, so I suppose it’s time.  I understand the thought behind the question… kind…

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Questions and Answers – May 2015 Edition – Part Two

Posted on May 12, 2015

Kris:  How about an Eden update? I’d love to hear how she’s coming along. Eden is a pistol, and I rarely keep up with her.  She is definitely a gopher hunter, she’s usually covered in red dirt and wet from snow or dew on plants or rain…  She’s quite good at the Paper Plate Training,…

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Questions and Answers – May 2015 Edition – Part One

Posted on May 11, 2015

Kay: So with a rare May snowstorm, would the cows and calves be rounded up and moved to shelter and fed hay ? Late spring storms are not unusual in Wyoming.  The cows and calves are out in large pastures with hills and cedars and rocky ridges, all which provide shelter.  It isn’t feasible to…

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Questions and Answers – March 2015 Edition

Posted on March 9, 2015

Let’s go! Della/Joanne/Peg:  (Concerning my doodle shoes)  Do you use a pen, sharpie, what? Most looks way too fine for a typical sharpie, but maybe a fine point?  How long did it take to complete your doodling? I used a fine point sharpie on canvas shoes.  I did it over a series of nights in…

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Questions and Answers October 2014 Edition Addendum

Posted on October 17, 2014

More Q&A because they’re bigger questions…   Irmgard:  For Q&A: I am interested in knowing “all” about your gorgeous dogs! Would like to know how Lucas, Dally, Puppy-Puppy(?), Tuff, Scout are getting along with each other; whether Scout has “nipped” anyone of your family and whether there is The Right new owner in sight (I’d…

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Questions and Answers October 2014 Edition

Posted on October 16, 2014

Pam: I know you probably think I’m waaaay too sentimental over the cows/calves , but as a city girl, I’m asking,, that one cow that wouldn’t leave the pasture, she eventually gets to be with her calf again at the new place? No.  When calves are weaned, they are weaned.  Many ranchers sell their calves…

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Questions and Answers: September 2014 Edition

Posted on September 9, 2014

Let’s go! Susan:  Do you grow oats too??? Yes.  But only to supplement our calves’ feed in the wintertime.  We usually plant a field or two to oats and perhaps barley.  This year was so wet, one field was turned into oat hay, and this one we did manage to harvest oats. Marilyn:  How are…

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Questions and Answers – August 2014 Edition

Posted on August 12, 2014

OK, time for this month’s Question and Answer series!  If you’re really inquisitive, former Questions and Answers are under the tab at the top of the page!  Let’s go! Marie:  I have forgotten where Canyon Creek is. I just remember the name.  I do so enjoy all of your photos, especially of the ones of…

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Since 2008, I’ve kept this photographic journal of life on our working Wyoming ranch.  I share ranch work, my family, crafts and DIY, my English Shepherds, Bravo and Indy, and a love for this land.  Enjoy this red dirt country!

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